so does that play a role in how cuccinelli is being stumped for? >> well, look, it plays a big role. terry mcauliffe, he's been sidelined in this election. he's under enormous ethical scrutiny. so what you have is a situation where terry mcauliffe is relying on outside political stars. people like marco rubio, people like rand paul. these are the political figures that ken cuccinelli is relying on to come in from out of the state to campaign for him. like terry mcauliffe is trying to rally his base in the closing doors, ken cuccinelli who is behind in this race, he's trying to rally his conservative base but he's not going to be able to do it with virginia's incumbent governor so it's a big loss for the campaign. >> alex, great to see you. i appreciate it. >>> so a slam dunk endorsement. it's time now for the poli side bar. as we mentioned, nine days until new jersey voters go to the polls and basketball great shaquille o'neal is throwing a pass to a candidate in that state, republican governor chris christie. take a look at his new ad endorsing ch